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GLSEN LGBTQIA+ History Cards
Use this handout to help students learn about two millennia of LGBTQIA+ history and reflect on how that history is represented in their textbooks and curricula.
Subject
- Social Studies
Language
English — USUpdated
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Facing History & Ourselves, “GLSEN LGBTQIA+ History Cards”, last updated November 15, 2017.
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